David R Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Any suggestions?? I really want LEDs for the shimmer effect plus the power efficiency and long life, and because there are no fish or corals the lighting is purely cosmetic. I've looked into DIY and I think it will be the way to go in the long run, but for now I really want something easier just to get it up and running. Does anyone have any experience with something like this; http://ledworld.co.nz/index.php?dispatc ... t_id=30679 I've seen similar lights used before, for example; http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forum ... ly-Started (pics of tank with lights on pages 20-21-23), just wondering if anyone has had any experience with the locally available ones, or any better suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 I don't see why they wouldn't work but would be extremely worried about them being too bright, since they are designed as a floodlight which would mean a lot of light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Remember they've got to light up an 8x4' footprint and 65cm water depth! I was planning on mounting them a foot or two above the tank. They also do a 10W, but I'm not sure if they would be enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycoolmc Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Remember they've got to light up an 8x4' footprint and 65cm water depth! I was planning on mounting them a foot or two above the tank. They also do a 10W, but I'm not sure if they would be enough. I have brought some of these for the lighting of a 4ft tank(120*60*60) and found that i would need 2 of the 30w lights or 3 of the 10w watt lights as the light does not spread well. Currently i have the 12 led version of this http://ledworld.co.nz/index.php?dispatc ... t_id=30695 and find it very good but need a lot of them. ( i have 3 on a .9m tank ) I think you would want to change to the wide angle lenses but not sure if you can get them here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 LED Lighting for large FW fish-only tank ...and because there are no fish or corals... A fish only with no fish? So why bother with lighting if the tank will be empty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 :facepalm: plants ..... NO PLANTS!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers for that coolmc, how long have you been using them for? Given how cheap they are I'm a little sceptical about their potential lifespan. How do you find the colour of them? I'll go in and check it in person out next time I'm in Auckland, I had a play around with sketchup and if their claimed 160* spread is anywhere near accurate then I would have expected the coverage to be pretty good. I'm not worried if the tank isn't completely evenly lit, in fact I'd prefer it not to be as IMO it looks more natural! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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